Power transmission device



June 22, 1937. A. T. HARRIS POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Nov. 22, 1934 INVENTOR B /e/' 7H /1/6 Y wg ATTORNEY ,June 22, 193 7.

A. T. HARRIS 2,084,843

POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE Filed Nov. 22, 1954 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 NVENTOR www ATTORNEY June 22, 1937. A. T. HARRIS 2,084,843

lPOWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE Filed Nov. 22, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 QW 1; i I i Q INVENTOR RY /e/'f THQ/'N3 ATTORNEY June 22, 1937. A, T, HARR|S 2,084,843

POWER TRANSMISSION DEVICE Filed Nov. 22, 1934 4 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented .lune 22, i937 PGWER TRANSMSSIGN DEVKCE Application November 22, 1934, Serial No. 754,277

8 Claims.

This invention relates to power transmission and torque increasing devices adapted to be used in conjunction with various kinds of power plants, such transmission devices being placed between the driving and driven members. Power is applied to a shaft of the transmission device and transferred from the said shaft by means of one cr more sun gears to planetary gears, rollers, levers and web plates to a driven or delivery shaft l() which may be coupled to the machine or device to be driven.

One object of the invention is to produce a device of this character that will deliver a torque in excess of that delivered by transmission de- 'vices now in use.

A further object of the invention is to produce such a device that will minimize the jar when starting the device.

A still further object of the invention is to produce a device of the character referred to that may be readily assembled and disassembled, also easy to service or replace parts therein.

Still another object of the invention is to produce a device of this nature which is adapted to 5 run forwardly or backwardly.

Another object is to produce a device of the character described in which the maximum simplicity of construction and operation is secured.

Other objects and advantages will appear as the nature of the improvements is better understood, the invention consisting substantially in the novel arrangement and co-relation of parts herein fully described, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein similar reference characters are used to describe corresponding parts throughout the several views, and then finally pointed out and specifically defined and indicated in the appended claims.

The disclosure made the basis of exemplify= ing the present inventive concept suggests a pracn tical embodiment thereof, but the invention is not to be restricted to the exact details of this disclosure, and vthe latter, therefore, is to be understood from an illustrative, rather than a restrictive standpoint.

In the accompanying drawings,

-Figure 1 is a longitudinal sectional View through the device.

Figure 2 is a sectional View taken on line 2--2 Figure 1 with a portion of the web plate broken away.

Figure 3 is a sectional View taken approximately on line 3`-3, Figure 1.

Figure 4 through one of the planetary gears.

is a longitudinal sectional View (Cl. 'I4-305) Figure 5 is a detailed view of one of the driving pin push arms.

Figure 6 is a sectional view of the power takeoif means which is enclosed within the planetary gears.

Figure 'l is a fragmental View partly in elevation and partly in section of the sun gear assembly.

Figure 8 is a fragmental sectional View through one of the web plates.

Figure 9 is a rear view of the driving pin adjustment block.

Figure 10 is a front view thereof.

Figure 1l is an end view partly in section of the power take-olf unit with certain parts omitted.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken on line l2-l2, Figure 6, and

Figure 13 is a sectional View taken through the center of Figure 12 with the rollers omitted.

Referring now to the drawings in detail 9 indicates a shaft adapted to be driven by or from any power producing plant or mechanism not shown. The said shaft 9 is supported at one end thereof in a bearing 13a secured by means of screws la to an end wall |5a of a drum or housing l5. Secured to the shaft 9 intermediate its ends is a pair of spirally cut sun gears 12a. and |21; and separated by a spacing sleeve or block i. The gear l2a is secured to the shaft 9 by a key Ila. and the gear |217 is similarly secured by a key l lb. The drum or casing I6 is provided with inner or centering plates lla and l'ib, the plate lla being alongside the wall I 5a and the plate iib being at the opposite end of the drum and alongside the wall i522. 'Ihe plate lla has a central ball bearing 18a through which the shaft 9 passes and the plate llb has a ball bearing lBb through which the delivery shaft 52 passes, the said delivery shaft also being journalled in a bearing 13asecured to the wall |511 by means of screws lab.

In mesh with the teeth of the sun gear |2a are the teeth of planetary gears 26a, the said gear being in the form of shells 20d having an outer threaded portion 2U upon which there is threaded the innerly threaded portion 20a: of planetary gear shells 20h (Fig. 4), the teeth of which are in mesh with the teeth of the sun gear 12b. The teeth of the planetary gears 20a, and 2th are in mesh respectively with the teeth of ring gears 2m and 2 Ib. The toothed portions of the said ring gears are connected together by a central frame 2Ic which is secured to the shell or drum IS.

Ball bearings A and B are provided on the shaft 9 upon which bearings there are respectively mounted web plates i911. and ISU, between which plates there is provided in each planetary gear unit a power take-off or forwarding unit. Each of the said power take-off units comprises a ball bearing roller 21 mounted on a pin 35 which extends into plates 32 and 33 and to which it is secured by screws 36. A second pin 3'! extends into the said plates 32 and 33 and is secured in place by screws 33. The said pin 3'! supports a second ball bearing roller 29 which is smaller in diameter than the roller 21. The plates 32l and 33 and pins 35 and 31 arey further held together by screws 39 and 39a. The rollers 2l and 29 operate in an inner central annular groove 28 cut in the planetary gear shell 20a. Extending from the plate 32 is a cylindrical shaft-like extension 34a and extending from the plate 33 is a similar extension 34o. Secured on to the extension 33a by means of a key and keyway arrangement it and 4l is a push arm 23a which is provided with a hub 265C which extends into the gear 26a, through a hub Zilla thereon. Similarly secured to the extension 33h is a push arm 25h having a hub 26d, which enters the inner bore of a hub 24h on the planetary gear section 23h.

A plate 22a having outer ball bearings 23a'l is provided at the left of the ring gear structure and a similar plate 22o having outer ball bearing 23h is provided at the right of the said ring gear structure. Each of the said plates is respectively provided with ball bearings liga and 39o upon which they revolve around the shaft 9. The ball bearings 23a and 23h are provided respectively for the hubs 23a and 24h of the planetary gear sections 20a and 2Gb. The said ball bearings 230. and 23o are maintained in place by spacing collars 2501.` and 25h secured respectively to the hubs 24a and 24h.

The web plates lila and i921 as well as each pair of push arms 25a and 26h are connected together by means of a rod l2 which passes through the said arms and plates and through arcuate adjustment blocks @5d and 45h, and held in place vby nuts @la and Mb. The said blocks 45a and 45h are each provided with an extension or boss 41x which extends into a depression, recess or cut-out portion Aly in the web plates lila and i911, the length of the said bosses being somewhat shorter than the length of the depressions illy to permit adjustment. Bolts 46a and ,4Gb respectively secure the blocks @5w and 45?) to their respective web plates. The aforementioned adjustment is provided so as to bring the rollers 2T and 29 in proper contact with the annular grooves 28.

Spacing or filler blocks 47o are placed between the web plates i90, and i911 and are secured in place by bolts li'ld.

The bearing B is closed by an end plate 48 (see Fig. l) and has secured thereto a disk 449 by means of bolts or screws 50. Keyed to the said disk by means of a key 5| is the delivery shaft 52 which passes through the ball bearing ESB and bearing i3d.

The operation of the device is as follows:

Power is applied to the drive shaft 9 and forwarded by means of the sun gears 52a and l2b= to the planetary gears 23a and 23h which are in mesh with the said sun gears and with the ring "gears 2 la. and 2 lb. This arrangement causes the planetary gears to rotate in the same direction as the drive shaft 9. Due to the contact of the ball bearing rollers 2l Awith the interior or groove 28 of the planetary gears, power and motion will be imparted to the said rollers and transferred through the parts 32, 33, 3M, 34D, 26a, 26h, 42, i3d, i911 to the delivery shaft 52.

On the reversal of the rotation ofthe device, the roller 29 will transfer power and motion to the aforementioned parts.

From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided a highly efficient yet simple power transmission and torque increasing device, adapted to be used wherever power is to be used or generated.

It will also be seen that due to the central location of the rollers 2l and 29 with respect to the planetary gears, highly efficient operation between the said gears and ring gears is obtained.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

l. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, and a unit driven by the power shaft, the said unit including a pair of spaced apart sun gears on the power shaft, a carrier connected to the driven shaft, a planet gear unit driven by the sun gears, the said planet gear unit being provided with an inner annular centrally located groove from which power may be taken off, and a roller operatively associated with the said groove and eccentrically located relative thereto and connected to the said carrier for transmitting power to the driven shaft.

2. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, and a unit driven by the power shaft, the said unit including a pair of spaced apart sun gears on the power shaft, a carrier connected to the driven shaft, a planet gear unit driven by the sun gears, the said planet gear unit being provided with an inner annular centrally located groove from which power may be taken off, a roller operatively associated with the said groove eccentrically located relative thereto and connected to the said carrier for transmitting power to the driven shaft, and means for adjusting the said roller with respect to the annular groove.`

3. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a unit driven by the said power shaft, the said unit including a pair of spaced apart sun gears on the shaft, a pair of stationary ring gears, connected planetary gear shells driven by the sun gears and in mesh with the ring gears, the said planetary gear shells having an inner annular power take-olf surface, a power takeoif unit, a roller on the said unit in operative engagement with the power take-off surface and located eccentrically relative thereto, web plates, means for connecting the power take-off unit to the web plates, and a shaft driven byy the said web plates, said means comprising a pair of push arms between which the roller is mounted, a connector connecting the push arms to the web plates.

4. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, and a unit driven by the power shaft, the said unit including a sun gear on the power shaft, a carrier connected to the driven shaft, a planet gear unit driven by the sun gear, the said planet gear unit being provided with a centrally located annular surface beyond its axis from which power may be taken off at any point in its inner periphery, and means said carrier for transmitting power to the driven shaft.

5. A device of the class described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, a sun gear fixed on the power shaft, a planetary gear unit operable by said sun gear, interconnected web plates on opposite sides of the planetary gearunit and operatively connected to the driven shaft, said planetarygear unit being provided with internal centrally located means therein from which power may be taken off at any point in its inner periphery, instrumentalities operatively engaged with said means eccentrically located relative thereto, and push arm elements operatively connecting the instrumentalities with the web plates for transmitting power to the driven shaft.

6. A device of the class described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, a sun gear fixed on the drive shaft, a planetary gear unit driven by the sun gear, interconnected web plates on opposite sides of the planetary gear unit, and operatively connected to the driven shaft, said planetary gear unit being provided with an inner annular centrally located groove from which power may be taken off at any point in its inner periphery, a member operatively engaged with said annular groove eccentrically located relative thereto, and push arm means operatively connecting the member with the web plates for transmitting power to the driven shaft.

'7. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, and a unit driven by the power shaft, the said unit including a pair of spaced apart sun gears on the power shaft, a carrier connected to the driven shaft, a planet gear unit driven by the sun gears, the said planet gear unit being provided with an inner annular groove from which power may be taken olf, a pair of push arms connected to the carrier, means connected to the push arms, and a pair of rollers carried by the said means in operative asso ciation with the annular groove and eccentrcally located relative thereto, one of the said rollers being larger in diameter than the other.

8. A device of the nature described, comprising a power shaft, a driven shaft, and a unit driven by the power shaft, the said unit including a pair of spaced apart sun gears on the power shaft, a carrier connected to the driven shaft; a planet gear unit driven by the sun gears, the said planet gear unit comprising a shell having gear teeth on the outer periphery thereof, a second toothed shell fitting into the rst mentioned shell and being provided with an inner annular groove from which power may be taken off, and a roller operatively associated with the groove eccentrically located relative thereto and connected to the said carrier forv transmitting power to the driven shaft.

ALBERT T. HARRIS. 

